I am going to sell my 300ex and get a Rancher 4x4 ES the reason why is all my buddies are getting rid of their fast bikes and getting 4x4's also i am going to start doing some camping and i need something to haul my gear, also i love playing in the mud. I am just wondering how everbody likes the ES? and if the Rancher is easy on gas? and if there is any regrets on anyone's racher? thanks

 

hey i got a rancher 4wd-s model and well I havn't took it on long day rides yet but I hear that their real good on gase econemy. For the ES system, my friend has a rancher 4wd-es and he loves it.

 

No regrets! We have been on 6 hour rides which we went about 55 miles. Much off our trail riding is slow & technical 5-8 mph.

The 4x4 Rancher gets around 25 mpg. 38 hours & 305 miles & not ONE problems, well except a few scratches I put on it going over small trees.

The new front end works like a charm. This past weekend while riding in the muddy trails, my front wheel came off the ground, & just like the HOnda advertisement says the other wheel pulled.

I have a red one but to me the orange looks REALLY cool.

Good luck

 

Oh yeah, I forget. The ES is wonderful. Sometimes I trade off with my wife, I like her Recon, but I have gotten use to shifting with a touch of a button. The ES is worth the $200 additional over the S model. You get the electric shift tranny, full floor board (they work really well keeping the mud off0 & the cool LCD.

 

whats a regret?????? only regret i have is not having enough time to ride the dang thing